Crash Twinsanity

The bad-luck Bandicoot is back in a new adventure that at completely breaks from the conventions of the PlayStation originals. The game ditches the 2 1/2D rail-based corridors, replacing it with a full 3D landscape, and it gives players the ability to take on the role of five characters, including Crash and even the once-nefarious Dr. Neo Cortex -- and characters can combine their talents to pull off combo attack moves! Through this unorthodox partnership, Crash and Cortex are controlled as one in this all-new gameplay mechanic. Gamers encounter highly reactive enemies, fully immersive environments and a wacky cast of all-new characters in Crash Bandicoot's craziest and funniest adventure ever.

Crash Bandicoot, that rabid rapscallion of a PlayStation mascot, has fallen on hard times. His last major platformer, The Wrath of Cortex, met with a tepid critical reception, and the less said about Crash Nitro Kart, the better. A lesser mascot might have been carted off to Glover-land, but Vivendi is giving this bandicoot one more shot at the platformer bigtime. And to shake things up a bit, it's teaming Crash with Dr. Cortex, his arch-nemesis of, wow, eight years now. Is this the start of a glorious new lineage of Bandicoot-starring platformers? It's not the time to say, but this peculiar pairing certainly opens up some interesting new gameplay avenues. Read More »

It's no secret that Crash has seen better days. While he was a platforming king on the PSone, his latest PlayStation 2 games have left him a platforming pauper. Vivendi Universal wants to change all that. The company has admitted its mishandling of the wily bandicoot and is determined to make things right. Its next Crash game, Twinsanity, is poised to help it do just that. Though it's rooted in traditional platform gameplay, Twinsanity has the potential to be like no other Crashgame. Its humorous tone and interesting use of twin characters (ergo the Twinsanity) has the potential to make Crash a respected name once more. Read More »